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Obama as a Poker Player - National Journal Magazine (12/05/09)

Life is not a crapshoot. Politics is not chess. Character is not a round of golf. If there is a single game that comes closest to recapitulating modern existence -- that both mimics and informs th...
  • pokerplayersalliance published this 12 / 04 / 2009
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Can Internet Gambling Be Effectively Regulated? Managing the Risks - Wired Safety (12/02/09)

This study was commissioned by Wired Safety, an Internet Safety and Educational charity. It examines a range of harms potentially associated with online gambling, and alternative methods for mitiga...
  • pokerplayersalliance published this 12 / 04 / 2009
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[Press Release] Study Shows Regulation of Internet Gaming Effective and Attainable (12/03/09)

Washington, DC (December 3, 2009) –The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide, today commended the release of a stud...
  • pokerplayersalliance published this 12 / 04 / 2009
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[Press Release] PPA: FBI Letter Wrongfully Cites Online Poker Myths, But Underscores Need for Lice

Washington, DC (December 3, 2009) –The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide, today challenged statements made duri...
  • pokerplayersalliance published this 12 / 04 / 2009
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FBI Letter Response - PPA

Shawn Henry, Assistant Director of the Cyber Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, recently sent a response to Congressman Spencer Bachus regarding Internet poker. The PPA takes issue wi...
  • pokerplayersalliance published this 12 / 02 / 2009
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HR 2267 Talking Points for Hearing

The Benefits of Regulating Internet Poker and HR 2267
  • pokerplayersalliance published this 12 / 02 / 2009
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Who Plays Poker? PPA Survey

Who Plays Poker? Quick Facts: More than an estimated 55 million Americans play poker. Of those, an estimated 15 Million Americans play online poker for money. And who are these poker players? A rec...
  • pokerplayersalliance published this 12 / 02 / 2009
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[Press Release] Fed, Treasury Accept PPA Request to Delay UIGEA (11/27/09)

WASHINGTON, DC. (November 27, 2009) –The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide, today applauded the six month delay...
  • pokerplayersalliance published this 11 / 27 / 2009
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[Press Release] Martin Shapiro Named Florida State Director for Poker Players Alliance (11/02/09)

Washington, D.C. (November 2, 2009) – Martin Shapiro of Clearwater, FL, today was named the Florida state director for the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group ...
  • pokerplayersalliance published this 11 / 03 / 2009
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[Press Release] SC Judge Again Declares Poker a Game of Skill, Not Chance (10/02/09)

Washington, DC (October 2, 2009) –The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide (nearly 10,000 in South Carolina), toda...
  • pokerplayersalliance published this 10 / 02 / 2009
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S.1597 Bill Summary

Internet poker has become a worldwide phenomenon which has continued to grow for more than a decade. It is estimated that approximately 10 to 15 million Americans play Internet poker with some reg...
  • pokerplayersalliance published this 09 / 14 / 2009
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[CO] Poker Players Alliance Supports Appeal to Colorado Supreme Court (08/12/09)

The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide and more than 13,000 in Colorado, today expressed its support for efforts...
  • pokerplayersalliance published this 08 / 12 / 2009
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PPA Amicus for SNDY (08/09/09)

The poker players’ funds the government has attempted to seize through the freeze letters and seizure warrants at issue here were not connected with any activity that is illegal under federal law.1...
  • pokerplayersalliance published this 08 / 12 / 2009
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PPA Amicus for SNDY (08/09/09)

The poker players’ funds the government has attempted to seize through the freeze letters and seizure warrants at issue here were not connected with any activity that is illegal under federal law.1...
  • pokerplayersalliance published this 08 / 10 / 2009
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[Press Release] PPA Applauds Introduction of Senate Bill to License and Regulate Internet Poker (08/

WASHINGTON, DC. (August 6, 2009) –The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide, today commended Senator Robert Menende...
  • pokerplayersalliance published this 08 / 06 / 2009
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Talking Points for 2009 Menedez Bill

Talking Points For The Internet Poker And Games Of Skill Regulation, Consumer Protection, And Enforcement Act Of 2009 Introduced By Senator Robert Menendez (D-Nj)
  • pokerplayersalliance published this 08 / 06 / 2009
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[Legislation] S.1597 Internet Skill Games Regulation

To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for the licensing by the Secretary of the Treasury of Internet poker and other games that are predominantly of skill, to provide for consumer prot...
  • pokerplayersalliance published this 08 / 06 / 2009
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[MA] Ballot Language for Establishing Regulated and Taxed Internet Poker in Massachusetts (08/05/09)

AN INITIATIVE PETITION FOR A LAW: An Act Relative to Establishing Regulated and Taxed Internet Poker in Massachusetts.
  • pokerplayersalliance published this 08 / 05 / 2009
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SC Appeal Amicus Brief (07/29/09)

In this brief, amicus explains why the question under the statute is whether skill predominates over chance in poker, why skill does in fact predominate over chance in poker, and why Appellants’ pa...
  • pokerplayersalliance published this 08 / 04 / 2009
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SC Poker Brief - Wilkins Phillips (07 29 09)

On April 12, 2006, approximately seventeen individuals, including Appellants, gathered at the home of Nathaniel Stallings to play Texas Hold’em poker. The “buy-in”1 for the game was between $5.00 ...
  • pokerplayersalliance published this 08 / 04 / 2009
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